Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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